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We usually introduce reported questions with the verb "ask": He asked (me) if/whether... (YES/NO questions) He asked (me) why/when/where/what/how... (question-word questions) As with reported statements, we may need to change pronouns and tense (backshift) as well as time and place in reported questions. But we also need to change the word order. After we report a question, it is no longer a question (and in writing there is no question mark).

Reported questions 1. Reported Speech – Part 2 Reported Questions 2. Study the examples • “Do you trust me, Harry?” asked Hermione. • Hermione asked Harry if he trusted her. • “Why are you still here?” Harry asked Ron. • Harry asked Ron why he was still there. 3.

1. Reporting the present: simultaneous reporting. This is not complicated. The verb tense in the reported question is the same as in the original question. M1 . "Where is my jacket ?" He's asking where his jacket is. M2 . "What is making that noise ?" I wonder what's making that noise M3 . "Does she like chocolate ?"

Reported choice questions have the same structure as Reported YES/NO questions. Questions with the verb BE always have a different structure: Was the tea cold? Where is my tea? You can see all these differences in the examples below.

In what, where, why, who, when or how questions, we use the question word to report the question. 'What time does the train leave?' He asked me what time the train left. 'Where did he go?' She asked where he went. Reporting verbs. The most common reporting verb for questions is ask, but we can also use verbs like enquire, want to know or wonder.

Do you need help? Reported questions in English. Christopher: "Do you want to dance?" Christopher asked me . Betty: "When did you come?" Betty wanted to know . Mark: "Has John arrived?" Mark asked me . Ronald: "Where does Maria park her car?"

When we report questions, there is no inversion of the subject and auxiliary in the reported clause (the word order is the same as in statements) and we do ...

B1 Reported Questions RS008 Make reported questions from the sentences below! 1. He asked me, "Can I take a photo?" He wondered if _____ . 2. Joanne asked me, "Where did you buy that dress?" Joanne asked me ...

Another example: Direct speech: Where is Julie? Reported speech: She asked me where Julie was. The direct question is the present simple of ' ...

Reported speech: He asked me why he was shouting. Direct speech: “What do you want?” Reported speech: She asked me what I wanted. When reporting questions we don’t use the auxiliary verb do, except in negative questions. Direct speech: “Who doesn’t like cheese?” Reported speech: She asked me who didn’t like cheese.

Do you know how to report a question that somebody asked? Look at these examples to see how we can tell someone what another person asked. direct speech: 'Do ...

Reported questions in English, Questions, Question, Online Exercise. Task No. 2323. Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Always change the tense, although it is sometimes not necessary.. Show example

For example, direct speech: “Do you like working in sales?” he asked. And indirect speech: he asked if I liked working in sales. Rules of Forming Reported Speech Questions . Normal word order is used in reported questions in which subject comes before the verb, and it is not mandatory to use ‘do’ or ‘did’.

DIRECT: “What instruments can you play?” he asked. >> REPORTED: He asked me what instruments I could play. DIRECT: “When could we discuss the matter in more ...

Reported speech 2 – questions. Do you know how to report a question that somebody asked? Look at these examples to see how we can tell someone what another person asked. direct speech: 'Do you work from home?' he said. indirect speech: He asked me if I worked from home. direct speech: 'Who did you see?' she asked.

M1." Where is my jacket ?" ▻ He asked where his jacket was. ... M2. "What is making that noise ?" ▻ I wondered what was making the noise. M21 "Who lives in this ...

Hi Gorgiu. Here’s an example, without the subject and auxiliary inverted first, and then with them inverted: 1. He asked me where was I going. 2. He asked me where I was going. The second example, with the inversion, is correct for reported speech.

Form & meaning · Direct speech: “Where are you going?” Reported speech: He asked me where I was going. · Direct speech: “Why is he shouting?” Reported speech: He ...

– We use “if” or “whether” to introduce a “yes‑no question”. Example: Direct speech: “Did you receive ...

It is also important that you use an indirect question in reported speech, i.e. after the interrogative or ‚whether‘ / ‚if‘ you continue the sentence as if it were a statement (subject-verb etc.). The auxiliary verb ‚do‘ is not used in indirect questions.. Example: He asked: Where does she live?

Question forms and reported speech ; Word order · "Where does Peter live?" She asked him where Peter lived. ; Yes / no questions · "Do you speak English?" He asked ...